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Google adds voice-based prompting to Docs and Keep
At the Google I/O developer conference, Google announced it’s bringing a voice-based prompting feature to Workspace apps such as Docs, Keep, and Gmail. These features can help you create drafts, take notes, and search for emails. In Docs, you can create a draft document using your voice. For instance, in a demo shown by TechCrunch, Google showed that a user can fetch resume details from Drive, add event logistics from an email on top of the document, and even include some humorous anecdotes. Ima...
Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration
In the race to build compelling personal AI agents, Google may have an underrated advantage: it already has all your emails. At the company’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark that was built from Gemini base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.
Google’s new Universal Cart wants to follow you across the entire internet
At I/O on Tuesday, Google introduced Universal Cart, its so-called agentic hub for managing shopping in one place. The tech giant also announced updates to its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) and teased that it would bring the technology to Google products in the coming months, enabling users to authorize agents to make payments on their behalf. The announcements signal Google’s push to turn AI assistants from passive recommendation tools into active participants in online commerce. By launching a...
Agentic app coding gets an upgrade with Google’s release of Android CLI
Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assistants — to build Android apps faster from the command line.
Google just declared itself a contender in AI design
Google announced at its annual I/O event on Tuesday that it’s launching Pics, a new AI-powered design and image generation app for Google Workspace. The tech giant says it designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners. With Pics, users can generate everything from social media graphics and invitations to marketing materials and mockups using simple text prompts, without needing any editing skills or advanced tools. By giving users an easy way to generate v...
Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes
The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday, Google announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI Studio, shrinking a process that takes weeks of setup and coding down to minutes. The company also said that consumers will be able to use Gemini AI to find the apps they need, both on the Play Store and the web, expanding opportunities for developers to have their apps discovered. Google says the new capabilities could make s...
Google Search is getting its biggest changes ever
Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flow between AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of search results, and AI Mode, Google's chatbot-like search experience. Powered by the new Gemini 3.5 Flash model, Google's updated search box expands for longer queries, while offering a new AI-powered autocomplete feature to build on your question. Robby...
OpenAI is making it easier to check if an image was made by their models
With AI image generators widely available online and more sophisticated than ever, it’s never been harder to tell if an image is authentic. But on Tuesday, OpenAI announced two new measures to help fight the problem. The company has committed to an open standard called C2PA, which adds a clear signal in metadata that an image was generated by AI. OpenAI is also partnering with Google to include an invisible watermark called SynthID, which will be harder to detect, but also harder to erase if bad...
Gemini Omni is a new family of AI models meant to ‘create anything’
Google is announcing a major new family of generative AI models that it calls Gemini Omni. The first Omni Model, Omni Flash, can generate AI videos using an assortment of different inputs: text, photos, videos, and audio. Down the line, though, Google envisions Omni as something that can "create anything from any input," according to a blog post - hence the Omni name. The company is positioning Omni Flash as a video version of something like its Nano Banana image generation model, which...
OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling
OpenAI is announcing updates today that aim to make it easier for people to identify when online content has been generated using its AI models. Alongside strengthening its commitment to embedding generated works with C2PA content credentials - currently the most recognized provenance standard for checking how image, video, and audio content was made or edited - OpenAI will now also apply Google's SynthID watermarks to provide a "multi-layered approach" for AI labeling tools. "These two...
Google’s AI now lets you talk to your Gmail inbox
Google isn’t finished infusing AI into your inbox. On Tuesday, the tech giant announced an expansion of its “AI Inbox” functionality for Gmail, which is adding conversational AI features. That means you can ask Gmail about things in your inbox instead of typing in search terms. The company says the Gemini AI-powered feature, called Gmail Live, will help you quickly find information buried in your inbox. Image Credits:Google Perhaps you need information about your upcoming flight, the time of you...
Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude
Google announced at its annual I/O event on Tuesday that the Gemini app is getting a series of new updates, including a “Daily Brief” feature, a redesigned interface, and access to a new AI video model called Gemini Omni. The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a standalone chatbot and to make the AI assistant more competitive with apps like ChatGPT and Claude.
The noise-canceling Nothing Headphone A are down to their lowest price to date
In the crowded world of noise-canceling headphones, Nothing has made a name for itself with solid specs and a distinctive aesthetic, often relying on a retro-transparent design or bold color choices, especially in its budget-friendly CMF line. The Headphone A take a somewhat more conventional approach, but they’re strikingly similar to last year’s Headphone 1. And now, they’re available at Amazon and Nothing’s online storefront for $169 ($30 off), which is a new low price. Nothing Headp...
Dell COO Says Agentic AI Is Breaking Cloud Economics, Forcing Data Center Rebuild
InnovationAIDell COO Says Agentic AI Is Breaking Cloud Economics, Forcing Data Center RebuildByVictor Dey,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Victor Dey is an analyst and writer covering AI and emerging tech. Follow AuthorMay 19, 2026, 01:07pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Dell’s Jeff Clarke says token consumption for AI reasoning is up 320x as agentic systems...
Rideable robot looks ready to stomp all over us
A towering rideable robot that walks with a person inside and smashes through bricks is the kind of thing that makes you look twice and ask, "Wait, are they really selling that?"That is exactly what Unitree is showing with the GD01, a manned, transformable robot built to carry a passenger and shift from a two-legged stance into a four-legged form. It looks part robot, part vehicle and part very expensive attention magnet.The China-based robotics company says the GD01 starts at about $574,000. Un...
Apple’s Upcoming Accessibility Features Show The Real Potential Of Apple Intelligence
InnovationConsumer TechApple’s Upcoming Accessibility Features Show The Real Potential Of Apple IntelligenceByPrakhar Khanna,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes.Follow AuthorMay 19, 2026, 12:39pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.VoiceOver is more powerful than ever in helping users who are blind or have low vision e...
Digital Trust Credentials Can Help Untangle America’s State Privacy Morass
BusinessDigital Trust Credentials Can Help Untangle America’s State Privacy MorassByRaj Ananthanpillai,Forbes Books Author.for Forbes BooksAUTHOR POSTExpertise and opinions of authors published by ForbesBooks. Imprint operated under license. | Paid ProgramMay 19, 2026, 12:31pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.A Trust Credential could solve our data privacy problems.gettyBeing a consumer today is exhausting....
Google I/O 2026 liveblog: on the ground at Google’s keynote
We're back at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, for this year's edition of Google I/O. These days, Silicon Valley is buzzing about the future of AI search, agents, vibe coding, and e-commerce so you can bet we're expecting to hear tons of news on these fronts. And who knows, we might get a peek at some smart glasses demos and concept projects, too. That said, aren't expecting much hardware. After all, Google jumped the gun last week, announcing the Googlebook and...
Sony Marks 10 Years Of Noise-Cancelling Headphones With Premium 1000X The Collexion
InnovationConsumer TechSony Marks 10 Years Of Noise-Cancelling Headphones With Premium 1000X The CollexionByDavid Phelan,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about lifestyle techFollow AuthorMay 19, 2026, 12:02pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.SummarySony has unveiled its new premium over-ear headphones, the 1000X The Collexion, marking the tenth...
Musk v Altman: tech bros at war over OpenAI – The Latest
A long and bitter legal battle between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman has culminated in victory for the OpenAI boss. Musk has vowed to appeal the verdict. But what did the trial reveal about big tech and the global AI race?Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian US tech and power reporter Nick Robins-Early Continue reading...